The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) expresses its grave concern at the
escalating violence in Assam which is taking a communal turn and is
spreading from the Bodo Territorial Administered District and Kokhrajar
to neighbouring districts and areas. It is indeed deeply disturbing that
over 35 people have lost their lives, several are untraced, over 50
villages have been burnt, thousands have been forced to flee from their
homes. Tragically the insecurity is so high among all communities that
even those in relief camps do not feel safe.
This is a monumental failure of the Congress led Government in Assam
which refused to take timely action allowing the tensions to increase
from the first incident on July 6th. Even earlier the warning signs of
distrust and tensions among different communities was ignored. The
Central Government must explain why it too delayed its response to the
violence.
The CPI(M) also strongly condemns the motivated propaganda that seeks
to justify the violence against the minority community in the name of
illegal migration from Bangladesh. This is a total fabrication since the
large majority of people in these areas are Indian citizens who have
been living in the area for decades having been displaced from their own
areas due to the erosion of their land by the Brahmaputra and other
rivers. It is the tragedy of Assam, a state which has multi-lingual,
multi-religious and different communities that the dominant political
parties should practice a politics which divide and weaken people’s
unity leading to repeated bouts of violence.
It demands that the Government take immediate steps to restore law
and order. All those who are directly involved in the violence must be
identified and punished severely. The Government must give full
compensation to the families whose members have been killed.It must give
compensation to those injured. Proper arrangements must be made for
relief in the camps where security must be ensured. The CPI(M) appeals
to the people to restore peace and to put an end to this fratricidal
violence, isolating the trouble makers.
A delegation of MPs from the CPI(M) will be visiting Assam shortly.
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